COVID-19 testing sites at the Capitol complex will close in expired May, the Office of the Attending Physician at the Congressional Offices said Thursday in a notice.
“Limited” COVID-19 testing can still be done for those who “test for occasions on official duties or travel,” according to the report received through The Hill.
On the same day, in November 2020, walk-in PCR monitoring sites were installed on Capitol Hill for congressional staff, lawmakers, and the press. Two control sites, one in the construction of Rayburn House and the other in the construction of the Senate to be “closed” after May 31.
“Individuals or offices wishing to follow a surveillance verification program can look for home verification kit features that are widely available in the community,” the report says.
The closures mark one of the most recent changes to Capitol Hill’s return to pre-pandemic procedures, a time after President Biden signed a Republican-led bill to end the COVID-19 national emergency earlier this month. National emergency declarations and public fitness expire May 11.
The public to Congress was fully opened up earlier this year after Republicans gained strength in the House, fulfilling a long-standing Republican commitment. Proxy voting in the pandemic era also ended in the House.
An Axios/Ipsos ballot earlier this month found that less than 10% of U. S. adults the coronavirus pandemic is a “serious problem” in the U. S. U. S.
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